Urine sampler attachment



y G. A. MULLER 2,446,160

' URINE SAMPLER ATTACHMENT Filed Sept. 11, 1946 Patented July 27, 1948 Y 2,446,160. Y i name s-AMPLER ATTACHMENT Gertrude'A' Muller, Fort via-meme, assignor to The; Toidey Gompany Gertrude AliMuller, fI-na, a corporation of Indiana Application September 11, 1946', Serialhljn. 696,107

This "invention relates to improvements in a urine sampler attachment for toilets adapted for collecting samples of urine from a person While seated upon .a. toilet, l t

It has become a custom to apply to the seat of anordinarytoilet an auxiliary seatforinfants by superimposing it upon the-regular seat" for adults, and. al-soi-ther is commonly used in connection with the auxiliary seat a deflector adapted to intercept and defiect liquid, expelled by a male infant while seated, into-the bowl of the toilet.-

One of the objects of the instant invention is the provision of a urine sampling vessel that is readily attachable for support to the deflector while positioned below the toilet seat within the bowl so as to receive liquid discharged directly from a person seated on the toilet, or indirectly by drainag from the deflector, and easily detachable for removal of the sample collected in the vessel.

Another object of the invention is to provide a liquid sampling vessel that is conveniently placed in operative position in connection with the toilet o1 adjuncts thereof, and readily removable therefrom after receiving a sample of the expelled liquid.

Other objects and advantages of the invention appear in the following description.

An illustrative embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a urine deflector supported upon an auxiliary seat for a child and a sampling vessel supported in operative position in connection with the deflector, the showing of the auxiliary seat being fragmentary and in section;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a sanitary deflector similar to a known type and modified suitably for the present purpose of attaching the sampling vessel thereto;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the sampling vessel;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary transvers cross-sectional view of an ordinary toilet with the sampling vessel supported in operative position therein and a modified support therefor; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevational view of the sampling vessel in place projected from Fig. 4 in a plane at right angles thereto.

The illustrative embodiment of the invention consists of a urinary deflector, indicated gen erally by A, that is attachable to an auxiliary childs toilet seat 6. The deflector preferably is made of a suitable semi-pliant waterproof 3 Claims. (CL 4'--1) plastic material shaped to have a vertically errlong-ated rear open cavity 11a closed front wall a, sidewalls '9' provided with lat'eralVoutward'lfy extending slotted" lugs ill, a drain partition "Hf connected with the side and front walls. .of .the deflector, externally projecting blocks l'2' adja; cent the lugs Ill, and a centering stud it: projecting rea-rwardl'y from the'lower end portion of the front wall 8 of thedeflectorf 1 I The sampling vessel, indicated generally by B, has side walls 14 provided-with exterior: vertically extending spaced ribs 15, constituting guides, a contiguous rear wall IS in which is formed a spout I1, and a front wall l8 that extends upwardly beyond the side walls, the upper end of which has a forwardly projecting ledge l9, there being formed in the front wall a forwardly projecting enlargement constituting a saddle 20 provided with an arched cavity M in its lower extremity. The side walls I4 have at their forward ends upwardly extending continuations constituting arms 22 that project forwardly beyond the front Wall l8. The upper ends of the arms have fingers 23, and gaps 24 are located between the ends of the ledge l9 and the corresponding inner faces of the arms 22.

In Fig. 4 is shown a modified support for the sampling vessel B, which preferably consists of a bar 25 having a U-shaped yoke 26 made in its midportion, and arms 21 that spread outwardly therefrom, the distal terminals of which rest upon the rim of the toilet bowl 28 beneath the adult seat 29. When the vessel is lodged in the yoke with the guides astride the sides thereof, and with the outer terminals of the bar resting upon the rim of the bowl, the vessel is sustained in receptive position in the toilet.

When the vessel is used in. supported connection with the deflector, the deflector is positioned on the front end of the child's seat 6 with the flange 6 on the seat projecting into slots 30, made in the side walls 9 of the deflector, located above the partition I I. The vessel B is then detachably connected with the lower end portion of the deflector by positioning the ledge l9 beneath the partition I I, the fingers 23 extending in front of the blocks l2, and with the saddle resting upon the centering post l3 which then projects into the cavity thereof. In this manner the vessel is sustained in position within the toilet bowl for reception directly of liquid expelled by a person seated on the auxiliary seat, or, indirectly by drainage from the deflector.

The usefulness of the appliance thus constructed. is realized in the convenience to an attendant in obtaining samples of urine for subse- V quent analysis without perturbance or concern of a patient while seated on the toilet.

Variations from the particular construction above disclosed may be resorted to by the exercise of skill in the art, Without departure from the spirit or scope of the invention.

What 1.0m is":

l. A toilet attachment for obtaining samples of urine from persons while seated on the-toilet,

for subsequent analysis, a childs auxiliary seat superimposed upon the adult seat of the toilet,-

a deflector detachably secured on the front end of the auxiliary seat disposed to normally drain into the bowl of the toilet, and provided 'with'a partiadult seat, an auxiliary childs seat superimposed upon the adult seat, a urine deflector removably positioned on the front end of the childs seat adapted'normally to drain into the bowl of the tion connecting the front and side walls of the defiector and a centering stud projecting rearwardly from the lower portion of said front wall,

and a sampling vessel having arms provided with fingers engageable with blocks on the deflector, a saddle on the front Wall engageable with said stud, and a forwardly extending ledge on the upper end of said front Wall disposed beneath said partition when the vesselis in place, there being slots located between the ends of the ledge and adjacent faces of said arms for reception of the corresponding side walls of the deflector.

2. An attachment for a toilet adapted to obtain samples of urine from a person while seated on the toilet, a childs auxiliary seat removably disposed on the adult seat of the toilet, provided with a deflector adapted to drain into the bowl of the jtoilet, and provided with a transverse partition in its cavity, and a urine sampler consisting of a vessel removably supported on the deflector, disposed when in place within said bowl, the ar- .:rangement being such that the vessel is adapted to receive directly liquid expelled by a child seated on the auxiliary seat, or indirectly by drainage from the deflector. v

GERTRUDE A. MULLER.

REFERENCESCITED l The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Date Number Name 7 1,949,246 Dlll'liir Feb. 27, 1924 2,075,308

Simonsen Mar. 30, 1937 

